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Kane Cornes has become a much better player in retirement hasn't he.
LOL, a "Legend in his own mind"?
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Kane Cornes has become a much better player in retirement hasn't he.
So in 6 months then?Fascinating.
This will come out eventually. Once a player from our GF side is at an opposition Club the story will be sold and will make for a riveting interview.
So in 6 months then?
I wonder if we'll just announce it next time as soon as we know?Sounds like the Lever thing was actually a major issue.
Richmond load up on midfielders and smalls to exploit MCG; they even play a mid as a ruck.
They covered ground and filled holes with ease.
We loaded up on slow talls, couldn’t cover the ground, couldn’t find space through the middle and couldn’t make space in the forward 50, had no movement and run out of the back lines.
This was a coaching loss - the arrogant nature in which we ignored Richmond’s selection and gameplan is inexcusable.
+1Our dumb refusal to blood players during the year once against hurt us - exactly the same as it did last year.
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That was insane.
Our ruck was completely dominant - but Richmond profited! And we did nothing about it, all game.
Remember Camporeale in the week before Geelong beat us? He said we played our game, and we didn’t care what the opposition did.
That stupid arrogance was on display over the weekend, and it was the single biggest factor in our loss.
We selected the worst possible side imaginable to take on Richmond; we picked a team that had massive weaknesses which directly fed their strengths.
I was going to do an in depth post on the loss, but I can’t be ******.
Our dumb refusal to blood players during the year once against hurt us - exactly the same as it did last year.
Our moronic tall/slow forward line killed us, exactly like it did against Hawthorn.
Our stoppage set ups were a joke - they constantly had players free at ball ups, and even at centre bounces.
Our kick ins from a point were predictable and dumb - same as they’ve been most of the year.
Picking a defense which completely ignored the oppositions forward line buried us.
The same arrogance and short sighted stupidity that caused our mid season slump was the cause of the weekend’s dismal performance.
The players can’t hold their heads high, but that game was lost by the coaching panel, no question.
That was insane.
Our ruck was completely dominant - but Richmond profited! And we did nothing about it, all game.
Remember Camporeale in the week before Geelong beat us? He said we played our game, and we didn’t care what the opposition did.
That stupid arrogance was on display over the weekend, and it was the single biggest factor in our loss.
We selected the worst possible side imaginable to take on Richmond; we picked a team that had massive weaknesses which directly fed their strengths.
I was going to do an in depth post on the loss, but I can’t be ******.
Our dumb refusal to blood players during the year once against hurt us - exactly the same as it did last year.
Our moronic tall/slow forward line killed us, exactly like it did against Hawthorn.
Our stoppage set ups were a joke - they constantly had players free at ball ups, and even at centre bounces.
Our kick ins from a point were predictable and dumb - same as they’ve been most of the year.
Picking a defense which completely ignored the oppositions forward line buried us.
The same arrogance and short sighted stupidity that caused our mid season slump was the cause of the weekend’s dismal performance.
The players can’t hold their heads high, but that game was lost by the coaching panel, no question.
He's gonna outlive cockroaches at that club.
Reading between the lines and observing some body language over the past week or two at least, there has been reason for one to suspect there has been trouble in the camp, which has now been confirmed. Crows staff and leadership need to make sure this is dealt with before next year, as it, along with selections which may have been related, no doubt was a factor in our Grand final performance.From WWOS online:
"Adelaide captain Taylor 'Tex' Walker was furious while other players allegedly wanted Jake Lever omitted from the side to play in the AFL's finals series after news emerged the Crows defender wanted out to join Melbourne next season."
If true, would explain a lot about the stony faces in the rooms at half-time as players sat by themselves on the floor, as well as reported Crows' squabbling from Richmond's Grigg.
The truth will out sometime.
There's a fair amount of truth to this post.
Clarkson was in Hardwick's pocket all week and you just knew they were gonna come up with something that would skittle us.
The ruck thing I mentioned earlier is just unforgivable. We had a ruckman with a clear ascendancy, and allowed - or, worse, instructed him - to finesse tap the ball down Richmond players' throats all day (while his direct opponent virtually acted as an extra midfielder for them). How ******* dumb can you get?
I mean, if Matthew Clarke isn't being asked serious questions about that, we might as well pack it all in.
This bloke has outlasted Craig and Sanderson by the way. He's gonna outlive cockroaches at that club.
From WWOS online:
"Adelaide captain Taylor 'Tex' Walker was furious while other players allegedly wanted Jake Lever omitted from the side to play in the AFL's finals series after news emerged the Crows defender wanted out to join Melbourne next season."
If true, would explain a lot about the stony faces in the rooms at half-time as players sat by themselves on the floor, as well as reported Crows' squabbling from Richmond's Grigg.
The truth will out sometime.
Its more who the player is. If Harrison Wigg hasnt signed by round 20 who cares?I naively thought player contracts wouldn't impact match day but obviously they do. So how do we stop this from happening again in the future. If they haven't signed by round 20 banish them from the club?
Was posted in the Lever thread, someone from Fox has spoken to players and they say this is rubbishFrom WWOS online:
"Adelaide captain Taylor 'Tex' Walker was furious while other players allegedly wanted Jake Lever omitted from the side to play in the AFL's finals series after news emerged the Crows defender wanted out to join Melbourne next season."
If true, would explain a lot about the stony faces in the rooms at half-time as players sat by themselves on the floor, as well as reported Crows' squabbling from Richmond's Grigg.
The truth will out sometime.
I agree with all of this, good stuff, apart from the assertion that not picking players throughout the year hurt us. Who exactly should have played (presumably for Otten)? Milera? Showed he wasn't up to it in pressure matches (yet anyway). Menzel? Lol. Wigg? His 2 way running not good enough. Thommo? Double lol. Other players performances in the SANFL didn't really warrant a call up. I would've played Hampton, but it wouldn't have mattered due to the other reasons you mentioned.That was insane.
Our ruck was completely dominant - but Richmond profited! And we did nothing about it, all game.
Remember Camporeale in the week before Geelong beat us? He said we played our game, and we didn’t care what the opposition did.
That stupid arrogance was on display over the weekend, and it was the single biggest factor in our loss.
We selected the worst possible side imaginable to take on Richmond; we picked a team that had massive weaknesses which directly fed their strengths.
I was going to do an in depth post on the loss, but I can’t be ******.
Our dumb refusal to blood players during the year once against hurt us - exactly the same as it did last year.
Our moronic tall/slow forward line killed us, exactly like it did against Hawthorn.
Our stoppage set ups were a joke - they constantly had players free at ball ups, and even at centre bounces.
Our kick ins from a point were predictable and dumb - same as they’ve been most of the year.
Picking a defense which completely ignored the oppositions forward line buried us.
The same arrogance and short sighted stupidity that caused our mid season slump was the cause of the weekend’s dismal performance.
The players can’t hold their heads high, but that game was lost by the coaching panel, no question.
Sorry folks, but this Clarkson thing is a nonsense. We played an unchanged team and unchanged game style the whole finals series (even before that).
Sorry for intruding, but any coach worth their salt would simply have been able to watch vision of the games Adelaide lost and emulate it. Clarkson's advice was most likely about mental preparation rather than anything strategic.Nobody's saying you made wholesale changes, but you're kidding yourself if you think there wasn't elements of what Clarkson did to us earlier in the year brought to the table.
Must be a lot of s**t coaches thenSorry for intruding, but any coach worth their salt would simply have been able to watch vision of the games Adelaide lost and emulate it. Clarkson's advice was most likely about mental preparation rather than anything strategic.
There wasn't. That game style was the same for the last 6 weeks. The Geelong loss at Skilled was the catalyst if anything.Nobody's saying you made wholesale changes, but you're kidding yourself if you think there wasn't elements of what Clarkson did to us earlier in the year brought to the table.
Its probably somewhere in between. Clarkson was interviewed in the lead up to the game and mentioned that they meet up weekly and have done for a long time. It was insinuated Clarkson was in a mentoring type role. And no problem there. If you've got access to any resources that can give an advantage, why not utilise them.There wasn't. That game style was the same for the last 6 weeks. The Geelong loss at Skilled was the catalyst if anything.
You'd never do it (and fair enough to), but if you watched our last two months you'd understand why i'm saying what i'm saying. You seriously believe a catch up at a coaches award night results in a game revision after a full season?
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I didn't know it had been posted previously and, yes, there have been conflicting reports/rumours about it.Was posted in the Lever thread, someone from Fox has spoken to players and they say this is rubbish
Not so much confirmed as alluded to, I think. I agree re: body language; half-time shots of the rooms and second half performance certainly reflected weakened effort and maybe player discord.Reading between the lines and observing some body language over the past week or two at least, there has been reason for one to suspect there has been trouble in the camp, which has now been confirmed.
Good question.So how do we stop this from happening again in the future. If they haven't signed by round 20 banish them from the club?
All good, just letting you know the latest developmentsI didn't know it had been posted previously and, yes, there have been conflicting reports/rumours about it.
We'll probably never know the full story.
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